Tubing spider



Oct. 7, 1952 MARTIN 2,612,671

TUBING SPIDER 2 SHEETSSH EET 1 Filed March 13, 1947 v I I 1717A viii I 554. (form RWEFTHN fimn am firmer/vim.

Oct. 7, 1952 J. R. MARTIN TUBING SPIDER 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed March 13, 1947 J' OHN W. MARTIN INVENTOR.

Patented Oct. 7, 1952 UNITED STATES c PATENT OFFICE I A 2,612,671'3 m r TUBING SPIDER John B. Martin, Houston, Tex; v Application'March 13, 1947, Serial No. 734,424

' zoiaims. (01. 24-263) The invention relates to a tubing spider for wells which can be power operated in order to manipulate the tubing into and out of the well bore. 7

In the completion and production of oil and gas wells, it is usual to equip the well with a relatively small diameter string of pipe or tubing and in many wells it is necessary to periodically remove and reinsert this tubing. The gripping and releasing of long strings of tubing is a very laborious operation and the present, invention relates to a tubing, spider wherein the slips grip the tubing to support it in intermediate position be poweroperated so as to speed up the operations. It is one of the objectsofthe invention to provide a power operatedtubing spider which may be utilized on a well by passing the body of the spider, the adapter bushing therein, and the slip assembly about the tubing at will. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide an adapterbushing for tubing spider so that both the bushing and the spider may be'moved laterally about the tubing but wherein the adapter bushing is rigidly supported by the spider body so as to avoid distortion thereof.

Another object of the invention is. to provide a tubing spider and adapter bushing therefor to support the tubing with slips in the well, wherein both the body and bushing are slotted-but arranged to interfit with the slots in diametrically opposed position so that the body generally supports the bushing and the load of slips and tubing thereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide an adapter bushing for tubing spiders which is slotted to pass about the tubing but which is arranged with interfitting portions to be received in the body so that the bushing will rigidly support the slips and tubing.

Another object of the invention is to provide a set of power operated slips for tubing spiders in combination with a slotted adapter bushing and spider body. I

Other and further objects of the invention will while itis being removed and reinserted but will I be readily apparent when the following descrippower operating mechanism for the slips.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the power mechanism illustrating the spider body with the adapter bushing removed.

'Fig. 4 isa top plan view adapter bushing.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view looking down on the power operated tubing spider with certain parts broken away and showing the tubing in sections. The power mechanism disclosed herein is shown and claimed in detail in my prior copending application, Serial Number 673,866 filed June 1, 1946,

looking down on the now. abandoned, for a Hydraulically Operated Slip Mechanism, whereas, the present invention shows such power mechanism as applied to a tubing spider.

In Fig. 1 the tubing 2 extends into the well and for purposes of description may be considered as being removed.

The spider for supporting the tubing includes In order to support the tubing in the spider,

an adapter bushing l 2 is arranged to be deposited in the .bowl 1 and suchbushing in turn forms the slipreceiving portion or. bowl l2.

The assembly I4 is made up of a plurality of slip segments I5, each ofwhich carries a-number of pipegripping jaws I! held in position by a pin l8 slidable in a slip body l9. J V i .The slip segments I5 are supported by the links 20 pivotedat 2| to the lugs 22 on the lower face of a rotatable slip ring 23. This ring 23 has been dropped into a central opening of a slip carrier 24 and is confined by a hold-down plate 23. This carrier 24 is in turn supported upon a pair of opposed nipples '25 which are adjustably threaded into the carrier. The left end nipple is fitted over the upper portion 26 or a plunger 2? slidable in a cylinder 28 mounted on a spider base 4. I The right hand nipple 25 has an opening 30 thereinso as to pass about the upper portion of the right hand plunger 3| so that when the plungers-"are raised, the entire slip assembly may be pivoted about theplunger 26 so as to swing laterally away from its position above the spider and the adapter bushing l2. In order to permit this swinging movement, the carrier 24 has a slot or opening 35 therein as seen in Fig. 5 and'the same is true of the slip supporting ring 23. The opening'in the ring 23 is closed by a gate 36. This gate is heldin position by the pins 31, either one or both of which may be removed so as to open the rings for lateral swinging movement of the assembly. The slip segments l5 are so arranged that they may pass around the tubing 7 3 during this swinging movement, as best seen in Fig. 5.

An inlet openings 40 in the bottom of each of the cylinders 28 allows the introduction of fluid under pressure, such as air, gas, or a non-compressible liquid, so that pressure below the packing portions 4| on the lower part of each of the plungers 26 and 3| ,causes the, pluIl ers,.and,..al1 the connected, slip *assembly to be raised so; as to withdraw the slips from the adapter bushing l2.

In order to avoid maintaining hydraulic pressure in the cylinders, a latch pin 43 is best seen in Fig. 2 as fitting into the recess 44 formed. irlfthe,

periphery of the plunger. This latchholdsthe plunger in raised position but can-be retracted by the application of suitable pressurezfiuiid through the pipe 45 leading into the chamber 46 into a housing 41 about the pin 43. Thispressure exerted against the enlarged portion 48 com- :pressesa spring :portion 49 and'withdrawsthe pin.

A leak port 50 in the pin is uncovered ..whennthe pin is retracted so" as.-to allow the: pressure to: es-

ucape from .the..plungenmfieafteri the chamber; has

seen in Fig. 4 in that it is slotted atfifi'liso thati it ntoo .may the passed around: ithel tubing :2 and droppedintoipositiorr in theslipbowl'f 7. 2i Inorder .to.'.=insure. propereaalignmentfibf the 'bushingt2 a .relativelymide'hey Ethaslbeeniformedzalon the interior surface of-theslip bowl l and is-of: a width to; be TQCGiVEd-sWithlIlZthG sl'otifi L'ofthe bushing.

This key is downwardly-and inwardly. inclined as shown byvthe shadelines E35ilI FigA3; .Iriorder to iiurtherv insure the;propenalignment'ofithaaidapter bushing and: toslprevent its :rotation: relativeto the spider, the: v;-grooves-:r54': ;havezbeenqtormed itthereimonthezouterssurfiace on "eachsidewfithe :slot: =6 I: andthese ggrooyesarezarrangedztoifit over ;the."keysa;65, aifixedi inizthe sliprbowlz Lon eaclicsi'de of the wide key 62..Fig.; 3,=lshows thenkeysavith :the; adapter. .zbushing :removed;.;whereas; JPi-g'. 5 iSh-QWSTfll-e adapter.busbingzinopositiommtting all three;.ofthe:keys.-

. l'TllB p r icular;advanta e-of:thiszconstruqtion resides. in thejia kthat thezspidembodydszzquite wnia siv eand arra ged to.;s upnor.tithesheavyrload 10f: thetubing. Such load. mightzsmingthqadapt- 1 .er. bushin IZanda11owsettl ngdifithesllnsitheren u l s such adapt r bushin Sis} firmlmwp- -,ported- Th arran m .of;the--k ysl6'5 therefor hold he adapter bushin mlyin'position. while .the key-B2 aligns the bushingwiththe;spi-denbowl. .In; this manner. thesr aterctheload .of'rtheet b hs ar ied-19y t p'snthqe greater twill-heather load supported by the bushingrandthespider-body, i

.lcombination. but .the. :load is transmitted tromthe bushing ,to the spider body. .The QPEQSite -ar- :angemel'1t ;.of thesslotsaliflrandt l ingtheabodytand ,the bushing respectively distributes {this ;.tad-i .-1

.thrust, s-o-tha't ,the,bushing.-.tendstto prevents-expansi'on of .the geqsygam the .body, .whereit .is I soliol, tends-to support thebushing and prevent: it

'4 from expansion. In other words, the two cooperat together.

The rotatable arrangement of the slip supporting ring 23 permits the tubing to be rotated if desired without causing damage to the links or other portions.

Broadly it seems obvious that a simple and economical .power operatedmechanism has been providedifor tubing spiders by ;the; provision of removable parts which can be positioned about the tubing while it is in the well bore and removed from the tubing at will. ".What is claimed is:

M1,. In a tubing spider for wells, the combination ofraspider body having a downwardly and in-. 'wardlygtaperedbpening therethrough forming a bowl, a lateral slo-t through the side wall of said body-and said bowl, a, key of substantially the width of said slot extending inwardly into said :openingland :tapered downwardly and inwardly zsubstantially :concentrically r with said bo'wl, a T bushing taperedv inwardly.- and downwardly tofit within said bowl and inwardly of the same dimenasionsand taper as said-key, :a lateralslot through the side-wall of said bushing of a width 'to snugly .re'ceive said .key; therein when said bushing is fitted within :said bowlga non circular cross-secitiongkeyway means: in said bushing and bowl on f i -;either-side =ofsaidlbu'shing =slot ear-id adia-eent 3 i thereto;-=and anon-circular-key meansof-substanatiailly-the cross seoti-on' ofisaidk eyway means to fit :With-in'? ea'chkeyway -means to prevent said=bushing fr-om becoming sprung-when supportin *sub- -:sta-ntial .loads -=.exten'ding 1 through *said opening and'bearing upon said bushing. v

72311 1:atubingspider for wells, the combination *of, a spider bedyhaving an opening therethrough -'f-orming I a" bowl, a -lateral slot through "the side wall of said bodyand said bowl,-a-key ofsubStan- 40 tlallyathe width" of said slot extendingdnwardly into said opening and tapered-downwardly and -inwardly, a bushing to fit withinsaidbowl and tbe-ing inwardlyofthesame dimensions and taper assaid-key, a lateral slotthrough the sidewalrof said bushing of a -width tosnu'gly-recei-vesaidkey ztherein :when' -saidbushing is fitted'wlthinsaid bOWlga} nonecirculan cross-section' keywayuneans in-s'ai'd bushing and bowhon either side'of said bushingslot and adjacent thereto, and a'non ciracularkey means 'ofsubstantially the :cross-section of: said key-way; means to =fit within e'ach keywa-y zmeans' -to' prevent said-bushing from becoming sprung when supporting substantial loads-extend- .-'ing .zthroughsaid:openi-ng and-wbearing upon said zzbushin'g; H a

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iREEERENoEs omen The following references areoi recordiinthe file 'of'.th'ispatent:

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